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A. W. WILCOX. MBLoDEoN.

N0. 63,683.- Patented Apr. 9, 1867.

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Leif/291s Patent No. 63,683, dated April 9, 1867.

IMPROVEMENT. IN MELODEONS.

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KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

That I, A.-W. WILGOX, of the city nnd county of Worcester, andCommonwealth of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Melodeons; and I do hereby declare that the following,lis e full, clear, and o'xactdescription of the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, forming o. part of this specification, inWhich- Figure 1 represents a. perspective view of so much oto. melodeonas is necessary to illustrate my invention.

Figure 2 represents o perspective vien' of the parts shown in iig. l,with the swell box removed; and

Figure 3 represents a vertical cross-section of fig. 1,- looking in thedirection indicated by the arrow, iig. 1.

In4 the drawings, A represeuts the table onboard upon whichV the reeds aare placed, and below which are arranged thevolves bfheld up byspringse, and operated by levers connected to cords d in thewcll-lanoivn manner. Above the reeds is arranged the.v chamber, B,closed nt the topp by :L valve, 3. Suid chamber is also `closed at thelbottom by o. valve, l', while the opening from the swell box C to thevreeds below the chamber B is olosedby a, Valve, 2C These valves nreoperated their .respective stops, l, 2, and 3, which, when lran'n out,open the vel-ves, and close them when pushed back. Bytho combination endarrangement of tlm. nbovc valves with the chamber B, ivithin the sWcllbox C, e. great variety and quality of tones con be produced. Forinstance, wher-ivoire l isopcn, only then o. tone called oboe orhoutboyis producedgwhen valves l and are open, o. trumpet tone isprodneed;` and when only valve 2 is open, e tone is produced resemblingthe elnrionct. Inoddition to the above-named tones, the quality maybevnried by changing the valves into other combinations.

The swell box C has tiro valves, D ond E, which are both opened bydepressing lever vF'so as to cause it to swing upon its pivot c, therebyopening valve E, which swings down, while volvo D is clevotcdby theconnection G, (see red lines, iig. 'f is an air-hole which forms n,eommnniention-between the interior of chnmberB and the swell-box C.

I Having described my improvementsin melodeons, what clain'as new, andof 1y invention, and desire vto secure 'by Letters Patent, is-

1i The combination with chamber B of the valves l', 2', and 3', for thepurposes stated. Y 2. The combination with chamber B and swell vbox C,of the valves l. 2', and 3,', and D E, arranged for joint operation asset forth.

A. W. 'WILCGX Witnesses:

Tri0S..H. DODGE, D, L. MILLER:

